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Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i o. And on his farm he had some chicks, Ee i ee
i o. With a cluck-cluck here and a cluck-cluck there. Here a cluck, there a cluck
everywhere a cluck-cluck. Old MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i o. Old MacDonald had
a farm, Ee i ee i o. And on his farm he had some cows, Ee i ee i o. With a moo-
moo here and a moo-moo there. Here a moo, there a moo everywhere a moo-moo. Old
MacDonald had a farm, Ee i ee i o.
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At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already
ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam. He was
twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-
looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his
tushes had never been cut. Before long the other animals began to arrive and make
themselves comfortable after their different fashions. First came the three dogs,
Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher, and then the pigs, who settled down in the straw
immediately in front of the platform. The hens perched themselves on the window-
sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind
the pigs and began to chew the cud.